Comments on: In Very Bad Taste

By: Scarlett Crimson Souza

Scarlett Crimson Souza — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 23:17:09 +0000

It’s quite disgusting, actually. Not exercising decorum as part of one’s etiquette makes me want to vomit. Wait, I just vomited a little in my mouth.

By: Allena

Allena — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 00:53:52 +0000

oh, it’s certainly not an excuse.

By: George Angus

George Angus — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 18:48:10 +0000

Mark,

Jiminy-freakin-christmas. What the hell is wrong with people.

Poor taste, amateur, insensitive – hell I don’t know where to start here.

Just like our spoken words, our written words can and do have an impact. They are a reflection of who we are and writers need to keep that in mind.

This person needs to be drummed out of the writing guild.

George

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 17:44:50 +0000

It is an excellent point, Allena, and one I didn’t think of because the article was on/in one of the restaurant industry’s main websites/newsletters, so I imagine it receives significant targeted readership without really having to tout through SEO. And, as Steve says, SEO or not, there’s just no excuse for such crass insensitivity.

Thanks, all, for chipping in. Appreciated. Mark.

By: Steve

Steve — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 01:04:26 +0000

Allena:

Very good point, but even so…

Steve

By: Allena

Allena — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 00:05:11 +0000

Do you think it was a keyword thing?

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 10:10:24 +0000

Mark:

True — and I can almost bet that yours wasn’t the only negative comment in her comment box.

Either people just dont think, or don’t attempt to do so properly.

Steve

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 09:53:04 +0000

Hi Steve,

All of the things you mentioned, plus that whopping big Bowl of Stupid. I bet she’s a hoot at dinner parties, crunching on those whilst laughingly talking about the latest world tragedy. Cheers, mate.

Mark

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 13:11:06 +0000

Angie, hi. Sad indeed. As I get older, I normally just sigh with a weary resignation at the ridiculous things I see around me, but this angered me. I left a highly negative but non-swearing comment in the box after her article, but, gosh, it hasn’t been approved. Wonder why. Thanks for your input.

Jim, yes, a strange but true concept being educated beyond your intelligence. Case in point: Chef-turned-irritating-do-gooder Jamie Oliver has a show on UK TV at the moment called “Jamie’s Dream School”. The idea is to take a bunch of no-exam school-leavers with bad attitudes and bring in famous people in various fields to teach them in an attempt to drum up some interest. (It’s not working very well.) The history teacher was a guy called Prof. David Starkie, a well-known TV presenter of all things historical and general all-round boffin. In his first class, without any provocation whatsoever, he called one of the kids fat. The kid and the rest of the class nearly killed him. Why did Starkie’s immense intellect not see that coming?
Thanks for jumping in.

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 13:06:09 +0000

Hi Mark:

EXTREMELY poor taste.

We shouldn’t be shocked any more. Nowadays attention-getting, ego and greed are a driving force behind lack of courtesy.

Steve